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Where Were the Planets on March 12, 1978?

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On March 12, 1978, the Sun was in Pisces (21°33' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (13% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Mercury met Venus in Aries. Words turn kind. A good window for apologies, love letters and talks about money.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 12, 1978. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°08' Aries at midnight UTC to 9°56' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 12, 1978
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun21°33'24" PiscesDirect into Aries
Moon3°35'18" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Mercury3°46'42" AriesDirect into Taurus
Venus3°30'09" AriesDirect into Taurus
Mars22°52'30" CancerDirect into Leo
Jupiter26°45'08" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Saturn25°16'05" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
Uranus16°12'45" ScorpioRetrograde into Sagittarius
Neptune18°17'53" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Pluto15°58'14" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
North Node6°49'17" LibraDirect into Virgo

Sky Events on March 12, 1978

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 13% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
Mercury conjunct VenusWords turn kind. A good window for apologies, love letters and talks about money.
The Moon enters TaurusLeaves Aries

Born on March 12, 1978?

Mercury and Venus sat less than a degree apart in Aries, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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